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Kelda:
For all those that love Eurovision, lets start a thread..
Here are some of my fave UK entries.
This is so bad its good...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mexOYDloOg4[/youtube]
Sonia - the little cute Liverpudlian!
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ql6rHAtVyk[/youtube]
LOVEEEEE this one... its a classic
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cGLxdumNII[/youtube]
and this one I love because it reminds me of my youth...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOqtDtUEpVM[/youtube]
Terry Wogan wont be presenting for the UK show this year for the first time in 28 years. It'll be presented by Grham Norton this year which is good becasue Norton will continue in the tradition of sardonic and highly cynical comments which makes the Eurovision even more fun to watch.. !
From wiki:
--- Quote ---Wogan provided commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest first in 1973 and then again in 1978. Since 1980 he has commentated on every contest until 2008 and became famous for his sardonic and highly cynical comments. He also co-hosted the contest, in 1998 with Ulrika Jonsson, live from Birmingham, and remained until recently an advocate of the contest. He earnt a reported £150,000 annually for his work with the contest.[16] His commentating style, which often involved humour at the expense of others, has caused some minor controversy, for example when he referred to the hosts of the 2001 contest in Denmark, Søren Pilmark and Natasja Crone Back, as "Doctor Death and the Tooth Fairy".[17] Although many British viewers find his comments amusing, they are far from being universally liked. The Danes were less than appreciative and Wogan now jokes that he is banned from visiting Denmark.
During the presentation of the Dutch televote in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Wogan called the Dutch televote presenter, Paul de Leeuw, an "eejit", as de Leeuw started to make ad lib comments, gave his mobile phone number and lengthened the Dutch results. Chris Tarrant later remarked that "Terry Wogan's commentary is why any sane person would choose to watch the Eurovision," referring to his now-infamous acerbism.[citation needed].
During the 2007 BBC show Making Your Mind Up, in which the British public voted to decide their Eurovision entry, Terry Wogan announced, wrongly, that the runner-up Cyndi was the winner. The actual winner was the group Scooch and, according to the BBC, Terry Wogan had been provided with the correct result during the live show.[18]
The Contest in recent years, however, has become notorious for a perceived increase in political voting (an aspect noted for many years). In 2008 the UK's entry, Andy Abraham, came last, much to Wogan's disappointment. Wogan argued that Abraham "..gave, I think, the performance of his life with a song that certainly deserved far more points than it got when you look at the points that Spain got, that Bosnia-Herzegovina got - some really ridiculous songs."
Unknown to the majority of television viewers across Europe, however, Wogan is well-known to many veteran broadcasters across the continent, being seen as a Eurovision Song Contest institution. Indeed, at the 2008 contest he was acknowledged by both hosts, and welcomed personally by name to the show (alongside only two other individuals from the 43 participating broadcasting nations: France's Jean-Paul Gaultier and Finland's 2007 Contest host Jaana Pelkonen).[19]
On 11 August 2008, Wogan said in an interview with national magazine RadioTimes that he was 'very doubtful' about presenting the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom again, claiming it was "predictable" and "... no longer a music contest". [20] On 5 December 2008 Wogan officially stepped down from the role after 35 years. Graham Norton succeeds Wogan as BBC commentator for the 2009 contest. [21]
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Mikaela:
Sardonic and cynical comments are a must!
Two years ago our sardonic commentator was thought to overstep the limits of cynicism (probably being too snide about Sweden's entry :o ) and so they replaced him with this nice guy who hasn't got bite at all. It's a let-down, but requires us viewers to make our own sardonic comments. So in that way, it's a challenge!
I remember Gina G. Can still sing along with the refrain and all. "Ooooh-Aaaaah, just a little bit" :D
Mikaela:
This is one of my all-time favourites. It's so haunting, and unusual for Eurovision, at least it was back then. It's France's contribution "Le dernier qui a parlé" by Amina, and it placed second to many folks' surprise.
(Embedding has been disabled so I can only post the link)
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Kelda:
see its kinda lost on me not beng able to desipher it apart from the odd word, but its got something catchy about it even though its meant to be haunting.
Monika:
--- Quote from: Kelda on April 25, 2009, 05:42:49 pm ---
This is so bad its good...
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that pretty much summarizes the entire contest ;D
Here´s another Swedish winner. My entire generation was traumatized by trying to learn those dance moves...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTFec_mrD-c[/youtube]
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